Cowboys Captain Tom Dearden talks Cowboys future and learning from Jimmy Maloney

About this episode

Tom Dearden discusses his journey as the Cowboys captain and the influence of Jimmy Maloney.

In this episode of the Rugby League Journeymen Podcast, the boys are joined by special guest, Cowboys captain Tom Dearden. Tom chats through his journey in the NRL, stepping into a leadership role at the North Queensland Cowboys, and what it’s really like handling the pressure of being a young captain in one of the toughest competitions in the world. He opens up on his development as a player, key moments in his career so far, and what’s next for him and the Cowboys. The boys also dive into plenty of footy chat, the usual and widely loved RLJ segments, behind-the-scenes stories and of course a few laughs along the way.Make sure to like, comment and subscribe to stay up to date with all Rugby League Journeymen episodes. 00:00 Intro and live show review 05:00 Tom Dearden joins 05:30 Cowboys start to the year 07:30 Jimmy's influence on Tommy 11:00 6 agains and momentum 12:00 Jimmy's solutions to the Cowboys 13:55 Looking ahead to Origin 14:57 QLD spirit 17:20 Fishermen 19:00 Ultimate dinner table 20:50 Having Jimmy as a coach 23:20 Jimmy's Jokes brought to you by Investment Window 32:45 Positive place 34:45 Big Bally Statements 38:11 Raiders v Bulldogs 39:10 Bronson Xerri situation…

People in this episode

Host: Jimmy Maloney

Guest: Tom Dearden

Topics covered

• NRL
• leadership
• Cowboys
• player development
• rugby league

Keywords

• Tom Dearden
• Cowboys
• Jimmy Maloney
• NRL
• rugby league
• leadership
• player development

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: North Queensland Cowboys

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